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Alejandra Valera: Writer + Occasional Filmmaker

A Three Hour Bus Ride

4/14/2013

 
When you have nowhere else to go for the next three hours, it only makes sense to either drink a lot or write something.  On a recent trip to Jamaica, during a three hour bus ride from Montego Bay to the Nassau Valley, I was able to write a screenplay draft another short.  Three characters:  a man, woman and boy meet at a laundromat on a weekly basis.  It's part love story, part friendship study with a funny dose of deus ex machina.

The Last Gentleman Magician

2/5/2013

 
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Even though Harrison's Closet is in the very early stages of post-production, I'm already looking ahead to the next thing.   The birth of our newest project came this past New Year's Eve during dinner at La Notte.

A few vodka gimlets, some noise from the peanut gallery (a.k.a. our kid), and a few more gimlets gave way to "The Last Gentleman Magician".  Without giving too much away, TLGM will involve a magician, his assistant, a terrible boyfriend and a live puppet named Gary who smokes and drinks.  Also, this classic trick will play an important part.

The way I am approaching the script is to write it as a short story first, and then go from there.  It's about loyalty, confidence and coming to the aid of the one you love.  You know, the important stuff...

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